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http://doi.org/10.33234/SSR.20.1
Professor Jide Ajidahun
Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria
jideajidahun@gmail.com
Abstract
On November 20, 2018, Basorun Gaa written by Adebayo Faleti and directed by Biola Fasoranti was presented by Ajasin Varsity Theatre in conjunction with the Department of Performing Arts, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Nigeria as the University’s Convocation Play to mark the institution’s 8th Convocation Ceremony. The play, which drew a large number of spectators from the University community, remains an outstanding and excellent creative work of art. The directorial and innovative skills that accompanied the theatrical performance are exemplary. The performance exhibited the rich cultural heritage of Yoruba people. The dramatic and the choreographic nature of the performance provided the audience the much needed excitement and catharsis. This paper is a semiotic analysis of the props used in the performance. The paper is anchored on semiotics as a branch of linguistics that uses signs and symbols as exemplified by Ferdinand Saussure.
Keywords: Drama, Theatre, Performance, Semiotics, Linguistics.
